BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T173000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Wisconsin Competitiveness Report DESCRIPTION:Wisconsin's economy is at a crossroads\, and the decisions made now will shape where families and employers choose to build their futures. Join us as Kurt Bauer of the WMC Foundation's Future Wisconsin Project presents the Wisconsin Competitiveness Report\, a metric-driven look at how our state compares on the indicators that matter most to businesses and communities.The presentation will walk through the report's key findings\, including:Demographics and workforce: population growth trends\, falling birth rates\, and the challenge of attracting working-age residentsManufacturing\, taxes\, and regulations: what the state's business climate means for the industry that employs nearly half a million WisconsinitesHealth care costs: why Wisconsin ranks among the most expensive states and the policy solutions the report proposesWhether you're an employer\, a community leader\, or simply curious about Wisconsin's economic outlook\, this is a chance to hear the data firsthand and ask questions.Meet Your Speaker\nWe're pleased to welcome Kurt Bauer\, President & CEO of the WMC Foundation's Future Wisconsin Project. He will share insights from the report and be available to answer your questions.Kurt R. Bauer became the fifth head of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) in 2011. Founded in 1911\, WMC is the combined Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce\, Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association and the Wisconsin Safety Council. WMC represents 3\,800 employers of all sizes and from every sector of the economy\, and is referred to as "the state's most powerful business and manufacturing group" by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.Under Bauer's watch\, WMC became the first organization to win both State Chamber of the Year (2020)\, and the Council of State Manufacturers Associations Leadership Award (2023).Prior to joining WMC\, Bauer spent 18 years working for financial industry trade groups\, including serving as CEO for both the Wisconsin and Arizona Bankers Associations.Bauer has served on multiple state\, regional and national committees\, councils and boards. He is a past chair of the Council of State Manufacturers Associations and the current vice chair of the National Association of State Chambers.Bauer is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Wisconsin'\;s economy is at a crossroads\, and the decisions made now will shape where families and employers choose to build their futures. Join us as Kurt Bauer of the WMC Foundation'\;s Future Wisconsin Project presents the Wisconsin Competitiveness Report\, a metric-driven look at how our state compares on the indicators that matter most to businesses and communities.

The presentation will walk through the report'\;s key findings\, including:

Whether you'\;re an employer\, a community leader\, or simply curious about Wisconsin'\;s economic outlook\, this is a chance to hear the data firsthand and ask questions.

Meet Your Speaker
We'\;re pleased to welcome Kurt Bauer\, President &\; CEO of the WMC Foundation'\;s Future Wisconsin Project. He will share insights from the report and be available to answer your questions.

Kurt R. Bauer became the fifth head of Wisconsin Manufacturers &\; Commerce (WMC) in 2011. Founded in 1911\, WMC is the combined Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce\, Wisconsin Manufacturers&rsquo\; Association and the Wisconsin Safety Council. WMC represents 3\,800 employers of all sizes and from every sector of the economy\, and is referred to as &ldquo\;the state&rsquo\;s most powerful business and manufacturing group&rdquo\; by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Under Bauer&rsquo\;s watch\, WMC became the first organization to win both State Chamber of the Year (2020)\, and the Council of State Manufacturers Associations Leadership Award (2023).

Prior to joining WMC\, Bauer spent 18 years working for financial industry trade groups\, including serving as CEO for both the Wisconsin and Arizona Bankers Associations.

Bauer has served on multiple state\, regional and national committees\, councils and boards. He is a past chair of the Council of State Manufacturers Associations and the current vice chair of the National Association of State Chambers.

Bauer is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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